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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%. Scores higher than 73% of the 1,953 1990s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 40m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
348 audience votes
Key crew
- Claude BerriDirector
- Claude BerriScreenplay
- Arlette LangmannScreenplay
- Jean-Louis RoquesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Miou-Miou'La Maheude'
- RenaudÉtienne Lantier
- Jean CarmetVincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort
- Judith HenryCatherine Maheu
- Jean-Roger MiloAntoine Chaval
- Gérard DepardieuToussaint Maheu
- Laurent TerzieffSouvarine
- Bernard FressonVictor Deneulin
- Jean-Pierre BissonRasseneur
- Jacques DacqminePhilippe Hennebeau
- Anny DupereyMrs. Hennebeau
- Gérard CroceMaigrat
Stills
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Themes
industrial revolutionsocial movementearnest